Theoretical Draw
A position that has been analyzed and proven to be drawn with correct play by both sides, regardless of any material imbalance on the surface.
Many endgames, such as certain rook-and-pawn or bishop-and-pawn positions, are theoretical draws even though one side has extra material, because precise defensive technique holds the balance.
Etymology
Theoretical draw is a descriptive English compound rather than a loanword or eponym. Wikipedia's Draw (chess) article defines it as follows: a book draw or theoretical draw is a position that is known to result in a draw if both sides play optimally. The Glossary of chess treats theoretical draw as a cross-reference to book draw, confirming the two are synonyms in standard usage. The word theoretical here means according to established chess theory, that is the accumulated published analysis of the endgame, which is the same sense of theory used in opening theory and theoretical novelty. No first attestation of the phrase could be confirmed from the sources fetched, and Edward Winter's Earliest Occurrences of Chess Terms has no entry for it.
First documented: n.a. — n.a. - not listed in Winter's Earliest Occurrences of Chess Terms
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